Tag Archive: Leadership Development

7 Tests to Expose Wise Leaders

You don’t need to be smart to be wise.

Technical expertise isn’t wisdom.  

Wise leaders follow seven patterns.

Wisdom is seen in what it doesn’t say.

Wisdom reveals itself in response patterns.

Learn the 7 tests that expose wise leaders.

Multiply Or Die

Success is more about freedom than control.

You’re a bottleneck until others can act without permission. Provide direction. Establish boundaries. Release competent people to tell themselves how to act.

Success comes to leaders who multiply leaders.

Comfort Makes You Stupid

Skillful fools dig their own graves.

“I finally decided I was going to give the best hour of the day to improving my own mind.” Charlie Munger

Don’t pound your chest because of what you do. Brag about what you’re learning.

Here are 4 Ways to Not be Stupid.

Your Ego the Saboteur

Egoless is a myth.

Ego reacts before you think. It defends before you listen. It pushes before you understand.

“The busier and more overwhelmed we are, the more our Ego runs our show.”

Don’t eliminate ego. Manage it.

Here’s how…

The Sacrifices of Moral Authority

Many have titles. Some have skill. Only elite leaders have moral authority.

Moral authority is influence earned because others trust your motives, character, and intentions.

“The essence of moral authority is sacrifice.” Robert Greenleaf

The less you hunt for status, the more you find.

Here are 3 Sacrifices of Moral Authority.

Goals Aren’t Finish Lines

There are sixteen steps to my office. I decided to double my trips. When I go up. I go back down and up again. I want to protect my health by increasing physical activity.

The best goals are habits, not finish lines.